Parents of murdered children push for death penalty in Iowa

The parents of three children who were kidnapped, then murdered in
Iowa met with Governor Branstad today to talk about reinstating capital
punishment in Iowa. Drew Collins is the father of Elizabeth Collins, the
girl who went missing this summer in Evansdale. Her body was found by
hunters earlier this month.

"Every time it happens, we hear it on the news and we just go, 'Oh,
that's too bad. That's terrible,' but we've done nothing to change
what's happening," Collins says. "To me, it's criminal that we don't
protect our children. I mean, if we don't protect our children, I mean,
what are we as a society?"

Collins says he's always supported the death penalty. His wife,
Heather, used to oppose capital punishment, but her daughter's brutal
death has changed her mind.

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For about 30 years Governor Branstad has supported reinstating a limited
form of capital punishment in Iowa, applicable in cases of kidnapping
and murder, but Branstad has said the "political reality" is the bill
won't pass the senate.